In the interest of harm reduction, San Francisco healthcare workers are administering limited amounts of certain substances to people experiencing homelessness and addiction. Homeless people battling addiction while living in San Francisco’s hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic will be administered “limited quantities” of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco, the city said this week. This is an […]
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A European Parliament building in Brussels is housing 100 homeless women – many of them victims of domestic abuse – who have been severely affected by Belgium’s coronavirus lockdown. The Helmut Kohl building, an office block in the city centre, opened its doors to them on Wednesday. Offices have been turned into bedrooms, each for […]
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) to help victims of domestic abuse and homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic after recovering from the virus herself. The British writer said the money would be split between the charities Crisis and Refuge, which help the homeless and victims of domestic violence respectively, […]
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Homeless people are staying in hotels during the epidemic leading to a degree of conflict with surrounding communities for the authorities to manage. The Government instructed all councils to provide emergency accommodation for rough sleepers to slow the spread of the virus. In Chester, the council placed people in Roomzzz overlooking the racecourse and the […]
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In times of crisis, communities and organisations across the UK are coming together to help the homeless. Here are two examples that caught our eye. Since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, London charity The Passage has been on the frontline working hard to keep homeless people safe. They have been responding rapidly to keep […]
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Tenants who asked their billionaire landlord for a rent reduction during the coronavirus pandemic were told to use the money they would have spent on lunches and holidays to pay the full amount due. More than 100 residents living in a block in Somerford Grove, east London, signed a letter addressed to their management estate […]
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Just over three weeks ago Liverpool’s homeless and rough sleepers were moved into accommodation to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. The measures saw Liverpool City Council’s rough sleeper shelter Labre House shut its doors, with people who were previously sharing communal spaces and bathrooms transferred to places with separate facilities, including into apart-hotels, in […]
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Giving rough sleepers rooms in hotels should lead to a significant long-term reduction in rough sleeping after the coronavirus outbreak, says a charity for homeless people. Around 2,000 people have been brought in off the streets in England and put into Travelodges and budget hotels, reports BBC News. St Mungo’s charity says it is an […]
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Since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, Homeless Link, StreetLink and other partners have been contacted by many people asking how they can help those within their communities who are homeless or sleeping rough. New initiatives are in place to help protect vulnerable people and, on Friday 27 March, the Government wrote to local authorities to ask them to house all rough sleepers by the end of […]
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Wirral Council said they have re-housed 60 homeless people living on the streets, or in shelters, to protect them from the continuing spread of Coronavirus. With support from three homeless shelters and Forum Housing, they say they have found accommodation for more than 35 hostel residents and dozens of rough sleepers over the past two […]
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Alcohol, Tobacco And Other Drugs Given To The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn the interest of harm reduction, San Francisco healthcare workers are administering limited amounts of certain substances to people experiencing homelessness and addiction. Homeless people battling addiction while living in San Francisco’s hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic will be administered “limited quantities” of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco, the city said this week. This is an […]
EU Parliament Shelters Homeless Women
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA European Parliament building in Brussels is housing 100 homeless women – many of them victims of domestic abuse – who have been severely affected by Belgium’s coronavirus lockdown. The Helmut Kohl building, an office block in the city centre, opened its doors to them on Wednesday. Offices have been turned into bedrooms, each for […]
The Rich Donate At Time Of Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHarry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) to help victims of domestic abuse and homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic after recovering from the virus herself. The British writer said the money would be split between the charities Crisis and Refuge, which help the homeless and victims of domestic violence respectively, […]
Housing The Homeless Of Chester Causes Friction
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless people are staying in hotels during the epidemic leading to a degree of conflict with surrounding communities for the authorities to manage. The Government instructed all councils to provide emergency accommodation for rough sleepers to slow the spread of the virus. In Chester, the council placed people in Roomzzz overlooking the racecourse and the […]
During Lockdown Food Is Being Donated To The Homeless Up And Down The UK
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn times of crisis, communities and organisations across the UK are coming together to help the homeless. Here are two examples that caught our eye. Since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, London charity The Passage has been on the frontline working hard to keep homeless people safe. They have been responding rapidly to keep […]
Renters Risk Homelessness During Pandemic
/in News /by Jamie LeemingTenants who asked their billionaire landlord for a rent reduction during the coronavirus pandemic were told to use the money they would have spent on lunches and holidays to pay the full amount due. More than 100 residents living in a block in Somerford Grove, east London, signed a letter addressed to their management estate […]
Getting Rough Sleepers Off The Streets Of Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingJust over three weeks ago Liverpool’s homeless and rough sleepers were moved into accommodation to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. The measures saw Liverpool City Council’s rough sleeper shelter Labre House shut its doors, with people who were previously sharing communal spaces and bathrooms transferred to places with separate facilities, including into apart-hotels, in […]
Coronavirus Could ‘Change The Landscape’ For Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingGiving rough sleepers rooms in hotels should lead to a significant long-term reduction in rough sleeping after the coronavirus outbreak, says a charity for homeless people. Around 2,000 people have been brought in off the streets in England and put into Travelodges and budget hotels, reports BBC News. St Mungo’s charity says it is an […]
How you can help someone sleeping rough
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSince the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, Homeless Link, StreetLink and other partners have been contacted by many people asking how they can help those within their communities who are homeless or sleeping rough. New initiatives are in place to help protect vulnerable people and, on Friday 27 March, the Government wrote to local authorities to ask them to house all rough sleepers by the end of […]
All But One Rough Sleeper Left On The Streets
/in News /by Jamie LeemingWirral Council said they have re-housed 60 homeless people living on the streets, or in shelters, to protect them from the continuing spread of Coronavirus. With support from three homeless shelters and Forum Housing, they say they have found accommodation for more than 35 hostel residents and dozens of rough sleepers over the past two […]